Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 *Howdy Anya,* Just get some BT - aka BAcillus thuringensis from the garden store, > dilute with water, spray on leaves. Works almost instantly to make them > stop feeding. The plants should still have time to regrow leaves. BT > works against all kinds of worms, and is not harmful to pets or people. > Good for tomato hornworms, cabbage loopers, all those critters. You can > google to find out more. > Agree that BT is a pretty effective bio-pesticide .. and its use does NOT disqualify one from Certified Organic status. Its what I use on our large Organic (Not Certified) vegetable garden. But .. I have found that it does not work so quickly .. it takes 2-3 days for the insects consuming it to have an infected gut and stop eating .. and die from starvation. Two more downsides which can be overcome but should be observed are .. you really must spray it on the underside of leaves as well as the tops .. and if you water or have even a little rain .. you must reapply it. Not harmful to humans or pets. However .. I will also stand by my statement that Nasturtiums are (at least around my garden) a sacrificial plant. ;-) > -- > Anya > <http://anyasgarden.com/> > http://NaturalPerfumers.com <http://naturalperfumers.com/> > http://twitter.com/anyasgarden > Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch ... http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thank you to Butch, Anya and Diana, The info I got on all the things to do with nasturtiums is in a book called " Herbs - The 21st Century Guide " which seems to cover most things, including the growing, which is useful. the unusual thing about nasturtiums is that apparently not only can you eat the entire plant, but also the little seed pods things, if they are pickled, they are called " poor man's cappers " which I never knew. There are a whole host of ideas of things to do with nasturstiums that I had no idea and if anyone is interested, other than just tossing them in a salad, I shall post some of them :-) I shall try Anya's tip with the spraying, and yes, my nasturtiums are varigated (sp?)and I have three coloured blooms, yellow, bright orange and bright red. I may just mention that I am in England so this may be why they are blooming so wonderfully! Mickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 i have known about nasturtiums for many years, however, this is the first year i have fell in love with them and am growing them for the first time. and i love the idea that one can eat the entire plant! and yes, i am very interested in learning more about what u have to share about this lovely, useful, edible plant. oh, and i live in california and my variegated, yellow blooming nasturtium has bloomed profusely and i am looking forward to next season when they will reward me once again. now, what do i do with the seeds? do i plant them individually or will they just fall on the ground and reseed? also, intend to pickle them one day when i have tons of them...perhaps next year. diana , " titchymitch2002 " <titchymitch2002 wrote: > > Thank you to Butch, Anya and Diana, > > The info I got on all the things to do with nasturtiums is in a book called " Herbs - The 21st Century Guide " which seems to cover most things, including the growing, which is useful. > > the unusual thing about nasturtiums is that apparently not only can you eat the entire plant, but also the little seed pods things, if they are pickled, they are called " poor man's cappers " which I never knew. There are a whole host of ideas of things to do with nasturstiums that I had no idea and if anyone is interested, other than just tossing them in a salad, I shall post some of them :-) > > I shall try Anya's tip with the spraying, and yes, my nasturtiums are varigated (sp?)and I have three coloured blooms, yellow, bright orange and bright red. I may just mention that I am in England so this may be why they are blooming so wonderfully! > > Mickey > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 would you please post them to the list? I, and I am sure, many others, would like this information. Thank you Selene ======================================================= On 8/23/2009 3:12:44 AM, titchymitch2002 (titchymitch2002) wrote: > the unusual thing about nasturtiums is that apparently not only can you > eat the entire plant, but also the little seed pods things, if they are > pickled, they are called " poor man's cappers " which I never knew. There > are a whole host of ideas of things to do with nasturstiums that I had no > idea and if anyone is interested, other than just tossing them in a salad, > I shall post some of them :-) > Mickey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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